土生土长 tǔ shēng tǔ zhǎng

locally born and bred; home-grown; indigenous

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 17968th word

Definitions

  1. 1. locally born and bred
  2. 2. home-grown
  3. 3. indigenous

Characters

Character Meaning
土 tǔ HSK 5
earth; clay; local
生 shēng HSK 1
life; to be born; raw
土 tǔ HSK 5
earth; clay; local
长 zhǎng HSK 2
to grow; to develop; to increase